Wood Proverbs - page 5

There are mae wayes to the wood nor ane. (Scottish Proverb)
Wood in wildernesse, & strength in a fool. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
He looks as if the wood were fu' o' thieves. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
If one were to remove every smoking wood from a fire and condemn it as bad, one would be killing the fire itself. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
Crooked wood is straightened with fire. View proverb
Sicilian Proverb
When the partridge sings in the stone quarry bring the wood into the haystack. View proverb
Sicilian Proverb
Faith is salvation, not the wood of a ship. View proverb
Sicilian Proverb
A bird which eats berries can be caught, but not a bird that eats wood. View proverb
Maori Proverb
The block of wood should not dictate to the carver. View proverb
Maori Proverb
A spoken word, carved wood. View proverb
Tywa Proverb
There is no fish in well-water, there is no leaf on dry wood. (Tywa Proverb)
One chops the wood, the other does the grunting. View proverb
Yiddish Proverb
The block of wood should not dictate to the carver. View proverb
New Zealander Proverb
Not every sort of wood is fit to make an arrow. View proverb
French Proverb
Where you saw wood, there the sawdust will fall. View proverb
Russian Proverb
They put the blabbermouth in hell, and he shouted "The wood is damp!" View proverb
Turkish Proverb
Sorrow is to the soul what the worm is to wood. View proverb
Turkish Proverb
It is better to strive with a stubborn ass than to carry the wood on one's back. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
He will never worship well the image on the altar who knew it when it was a trunk of wood in the garden. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
The bust of Mercury cannot be carved in every wood. View proverb
Latin Proverb
Touch wood. (20th century) (English Proverb)
Missing the wood for the trees. View proverb
English Proverb
Unused firewood mocks the burning wood. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
Before enlightenment chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment chop wood, carry water. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
Hmmm ... we chop down trees and chop up wood. View proverb
Traditional Proverb